{"id":39,"date":"2021-03-25T03:38:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T03:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2021-12-06T09:56:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T09:56:52","slug":"speeches-and-statements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speeches-and-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"Statements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys\" id=\"pt-cv-view-c13d0228be\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"1\"><div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-at-the-community-celebration-of-the-116th-national-day-of-bhutan-in-brisbane-on-17-december-2023\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left\" target=\"_self\" ><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-at-the-community-celebration-of-the-116th-national-day-of-bhutan-in-brisbane-on-17-december-2023\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Speech by Ambassador Sonam Tobgay at the community celebration of the 116th National Day of Bhutan in Brisbane on 17 December 2023<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">It was very important for all the Bhutanese living abroad to listen to the National Day speech of His Majesty The King. His Majesty has outlined a clear vision for ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-at-the-community-celebration-of-the-116th-national-day-of-bhutan-in-brisbane-on-17-december-2023\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-at-the-opening-of-the-conference-intersections-of-culture-climate-and-science-innovations-from-bhutanese-research-in-australia-at-the-university\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left\" target=\"_self\" ><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-at-the-opening-of-the-conference-intersections-of-culture-climate-and-science-innovations-from-bhutanese-research-in-australia-at-the-university\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Speech by Ambassador Sonam Tobgay at the opening of the conference \u2018Intersections of Culture, Climate and Science: Innovations from Bhutanese research in Australia\u2019, at the University of Sydney on 4 December 2023<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">I would also like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet today. I pay my respects to them and their Elders past, present and emerging ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-at-the-opening-of-the-conference-intersections-of-culture-climate-and-science-innovations-from-bhutanese-research-in-australia-at-the-university\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-at-the-reception-for-the-bhutan-parliamentary-friendship-group-on-13-november-2023-at-parliament-house-canberra\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left\" target=\"_self\" ><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-at-the-reception-for-the-bhutan-parliamentary-friendship-group-on-13-november-2023-at-parliament-house-canberra\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Speech by Ambassador Sonam Tobgay at the Reception for the Bhutan Parliamentary Friendship Group on 13 November 2023 at Parliament House<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">I would like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet today. I also pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging and I ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-at-the-reception-for-the-bhutan-parliamentary-friendship-group-on-13-november-2023-at-parliament-house-canberra\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-at-the-b2b-tourism-event-in-sydney-on-18-august-2023\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left\" target=\"_self\" ><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-at-the-b2b-tourism-event-in-sydney-on-18-august-2023\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Speech by Ambassador Sonam Tobgay at the B2B Tourism Event in Sydney on 18 August 2023<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Ladies and gentlemen, eight months ago, the Embassy was delighted to organize an event in Sydney to announce the reopening of Bhutan for tourism after Covid. And today I\u2019m excited ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-at-the-b2b-tourism-event-in-sydney-on-18-august-2023\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-mr-jigme-tenzin-charge-daffaires-a-i-at-the-inauguration-of-dato-adam-htoon-as-honorary-consul-of-bhutan-in-victoria-and-the-opening-of-the-hcs-office-in-melbourne-o\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left\" target=\"_self\" ><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-mr-jigme-tenzin-charge-daffaires-a-i-at-the-inauguration-of-dato-adam-htoon-as-honorary-consul-of-bhutan-in-victoria-and-the-opening-of-the-hcs-office-in-melbourne-o\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Speech by Mr. Jigme Tenzin, Charg\u00e9 d&#8217;affaires a.i., at the opening of the Honorary Consulate of Bhutan in Melbourne on 5 October 2023<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen &amp; Friends of Bhutan, My Ambassador has conveyed his deepest regrets for not\u00a0 being able to attend today\u2019s auspicious event due to an urgent personal ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-mr-jigme-tenzin-charge-daffaires-a-i-at-the-inauguration-of-dato-adam-htoon-as-honorary-consul-of-bhutan-in-victoria-and-the-opening-of-the-hcs-office-in-melbourne-o\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-during-the-community-celebration-of-the-67th-birth-anniversary-of-his-majesty-the-fourth-druk-gyalpo-in-canberra-on-11-november-2022\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left\" target=\"_self\" ><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-during-the-community-celebration-of-the-67th-birth-anniversary-of-his-majesty-the-fourth-druk-gyalpo-in-canberra-on-11-november-2022\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Speech by Ambassador Sonam Tobgay during the community celebration of the 67th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty The Fourth Druk Gyalpo in Canberra on 11 November 2022<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">I thank President Dorji Tshering of ABAC, and its Executive Members, for taking the initiative to organize today\u2019s special event, to celebrate the 67th birth anniversary of our beloved Fourth ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-during-the-community-celebration-of-the-67th-birth-anniversary-of-his-majesty-the-fourth-druk-gyalpo-in-canberra-on-11-november-2022\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-on-the-birth-anniversary-of-his-majesty-the-king-in-canberra-on-21-february-2023\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left\" target=\"_self\" ><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-on-the-birth-anniversary-of-his-majesty-the-king-in-canberra-on-21-february-2023\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Speech by Ambassador Sonam Tobgay during the community celebration of the 43rd Birth Anniversary of His Majesty The King in Canberra on 21 February 2023<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Ladies &amp; Gentlemen, It is most auspicious that the birthday of His Majesty The King, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, coincided with Losar this year. This is a good Tendrel for ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-by-ambassador-sonam-tobgay-on-the-birth-anniversary-of-his-majesty-the-king-in-canberra-on-21-february-2023\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/1275-2\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left\" target=\"_self\" ><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/1275-2\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Speech by Ambassador Sonam Tobgay during the 115th National Day Celebrations in Perth, Western Australia on 17 December 2022<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">H.E. The Hon. Yaz Mubarakai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education; Aboriginal Affairs; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests; Venerable Pedtseling &amp; Venerable Keni Rimpoche from Bhutan; The Hon. Senator Dean ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/1275-2\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-as-guest-speaker-at-the-graduation-ceremony-of-the-college-of-asia-and-the-pacific-australian-national-university-on-wednesday-9th-february-2022\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left\" target=\"_self\" ><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-as-guest-speaker-at-the-graduation-ceremony-of-the-college-of-asia-and-the-pacific-australian-national-university-on-wednesday-9th-february-2022\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Speech as Guest Speaker at the graduation ceremony of the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, on Wednesday, 9th February 2022<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Councillor, Vice-Chancellor, other members of the Executive, academic and professional staff, graduates and guests, I would like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/speech-as-guest-speaker-at-the-graduation-ceremony-of-the-college-of-asia-and-the-pacific-australian-national-university-on-wednesday-9th-february-2022\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/statement-by-ambassador-sonam-tobagy-at-the-national-day-celebration-with-bhutanese-community-on-19-december-2021\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left\" target=\"_self\" ><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/statement-by-ambassador-sonam-tobagy-at-the-national-day-celebration-with-bhutanese-community-on-19-december-2021\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Statement by Ambassador Sonam Tobgay at the National Day Celebration with Bhutanese Community on 19 December 2021<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">The Bhutan-Australia Friendship began in 1962 when a Bhutanese delegation led by Ashi Tashi Dorji attended the Colombo Plan Meeting in Melbourne. Australia provided its full support for Bhutan to ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/statement-by-ambassador-sonam-tobagy-at-the-national-day-celebration-with-bhutanese-community-on-19-december-2021\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bhutan-Australia Friendship began in 1962 when a Bhutanese delegation led by Ashi Tashi Dorji attended the Colombo Plan Meeting in Melbourne. Australia provided its full support for Bhutan to become a member of the Colombo Plan, as a result of which, many Bhutanese students received scholarships to study in Australia. Australia was also one &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":825,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions\/825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}